PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Falardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kamikaze
vs
Falardo

178 cm
27
139 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Kamikaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Falardo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamikaze moves in looking to clinch but Falardo pushes him off.
Kamikaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kamikaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamikaze scores with a nice head shot.
Kamikaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Falardo blocks a head kick by Kamikaze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamikaze cracks Falardo with a good jab.
Falardo misses with a jab to the body
and Kamikaze counters with a series of strikes. Falardo will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falardo misses with a shot to the body
and Kamikaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falardo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kamikaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamikaze misses with a head kick.
Falardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamikaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamikaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamikaze closes the distance but Falardo moves to the side

and Falardo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kamikaze's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze is looking to stand up but Falardo isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falardo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamikaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Falardo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Falardo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Kamikaze uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kamikaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze throws a body punch but Falardo moves out of range.
Falardo misses with a hook
and Kamikaze counters with a good low kick that Falardo was not able to check.
Falardo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamikaze sprawls well. Kamikaze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Falardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kamikaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Falardo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Falardo wants to control but Kamikaze is keeping him busy.

Falardo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Falardo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Falardo lands a nice forearm strike.
Kamikaze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Falardo on the ground.
Falardo is looking to take a break and control but Kamikaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falardo prevents Kamikaze from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Falardo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Falardo throws a right hand that misses
and Kamikaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamikaze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamikaze misses with a head kick.
Kamikaze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamikaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Kamikaze lands but Falardo takes it in his stride.
Falardo tries for a takedown but Kamikaze circles away easily
and Kamikaze counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falardo swings widly with a right hand
letting Kamikaze counter with a right hand.
Falardo swings widly with a right hand
and Kamikaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamikaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falardo misses with an uppercut
and Kamikaze counters with a nice body shot.
Falardo moves out of range as Kamikaze throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamikaze.
Falardo takes one to the side of the head.
Falardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamikaze.
Falardo misses with a jab to the body
and Kamikaze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kamikaze lands with a shot to the body.
Kamikaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Falardo's sensitive parts.
Kamikaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamikaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falardo's calf.
Kamikaze scores with a leg kick.
Falardo dives in and grabs Kamikaze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kamikaze pushes down on Falardo's head and hops out.
Falardo with a poor takedown
and Kamikaze counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Falardo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bob Kamikaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Falardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falardo misses with a left hand
and Kamikaze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamikaze is looking to wear down Falardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Falardo misses with a left hand
and Kamikaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamikaze scores with a jab.
Falardo slips under a jab.
Kamikaze works Falardo's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kamikaze tries to clinch but Falardo moves away

and Falardo counters with a single leg into guard. Kamikaze didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Kamikaze dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Falardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamikaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Kamikaze.
Kamikaze lands a head kick. Falardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Falardo swings widly with a right hand
and Kamikaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamikaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Falardo throws a combination that misses
and Kamikaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamikaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falardo swings widly with a right hand
and Kamikaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falardo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kamikaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamikaze wants to clinch but Falardo slips to the side
and Falardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamikaze.
Falardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamikaze cracks Falardo with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falardo blocks a head kick by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falardo misses with a jab to the body

and Kamikaze counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze gets through Falardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kamikaze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Kamikaze.

Kamikaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falardo misses with a hook
and Kamikaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamikaze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Falardo misses with a hook to the body
and Kamikaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falardo swings widly with a right hand
and Kamikaze counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze lands with a nice combination. Falardo backs away looking to recover.
Kamikaze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Falardo.
Kamikaze lands with a shot to the body.
Kamikaze misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamikaze as he connects with a hook.
Falardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Kamikaze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kamikaze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Kamikaze!